Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.